hcm.today

Curated roles for HCM experts

Post a job

Senior Systems Administrator, HR Technology (Workday)

Smith College$91k-$123k / yr

Northampton, MA, United StatesOn-site

About the role

TL;DR

Own Workday administration as the primary contact for HR initiatives, including configuration, reporting, data management, troubleshooting, and end-user training. You’ll support HCM, benefits, compensation, recruiting, leaves, time tracking, and vendor integrations, working with Payroll, Finance, Student Workday, and HR teams. Requires a bachelor’s degree and 8 years of relevant experience.

Senior Systems Administrator, HR Technology provides Human Resources system (Workday) administration, including business process configuration, reporting development, end user training, and data management. Serve as primary contact for all Workday initiatives and supporting the Operations, Total Rewards, Talent, and HR Business Partners teams with data requests and general workday troubleshooting. Work closely with outside Workday consultants, and the Payroll, Finance, and the Student Workday teams to ensure cross module optimization. As a member of the HR team, responsible for building and maintaining positive working relationships with team members, internal customers and external vendors. Also, is a member of the core cross campus team responsible for the continued success of HCM system functionality and ease of use for all constituents across campus.

Essential Functions

Workday Configuration (40%):

  • Serve as our Workday generalist and help guide discussions and decisions about Workday.

  • Configure, implement, test, deploy and support functionalities within Workday HCM, benefits, compensation, applicant tracking, reporting, leaves, time and time off management, and vendor integrations.

  • Identify opportunities for enhancements and optimization of Workday platform and partner with stakeholders to develop business requirements documents, functional specification documents, and test plans.

  • Work with HR team leaders on Workday configurations for cyclical processes such as open enrollment, compensation planning, etc.

Technical Troubleshooting (40%):

  • Research, diagnose and resolve issues in collaboration with other team members and respond to and maintain our Workday help tickets.

  • Support major HCM releases by researching new functionality, testing, and implementation and educate the broader HR team on fixes and enhancements. Develop knowledge of touchpoints between the HR Functional areas and other areas across the college (including Finance, Student Financial Services, Facilities).

  • Manage business processes in ERP (Workday) and make updates as needed in coordination with HR and ITS.

  • Monitor help tickets from both internal and external users that are assigned to HR and facilitate resolution.

  • Monitor tasks moving through HCM to identify errors, delays and opportunities for improvement.

  • Proactively identify opportunities to streamline processes across HR functions and connected business areas in coordination with the Workday Operations Team.

Systems Support and Reporting (20%):

  • Oversee day to day operations of Workday within the Human Resources functionality, as the college moves to a new technology.

  • Maintain appropriate documentation for the procedures used in administering the HR technology.

  • Identify ways in which Workday reporting can be used to facilitate processes in HR and in other departments.

  • Work with the HR team leaders to identify data practices that can be improved and help create recommendations for how Workday data is used to make HR decisions.

  • Participate in Workday meetings and represent the HR/HCM perspective. Responsible for completing IPEDS, AAUP, AAP and other surveys and regulatory reports.

Minimum Qualifications (knowledge, skills, education, experience, certifications, licenses):

  • Bachelor’s degree plus a minimum of 8 years relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's Degree

  • Workday Experience; Excellent organizational, interpersonal, troubleshooting, business/system analysis, follow-up, and communication skills; strong attention to detail and accuracy; strong quantitative skills; good judgment, discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality; ability to interact with diverse constituencies; ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously; ability to work on a team and independently; competent project management skills: strong computer skills.

Compensation

In addition to a competitive benefits package, annualized pay for this role is typically between $90,976.82 - $123,086.29 covering the middle half of market compensation. Actual compensation will vary based on individual qualifications and work schedule if less than full-time.

Related jobs

TL;DR

Own intake, prioritization, and delivery of Workday enhancements across HCM and Financial Management, partnering with stakeholders and technical, security, and governance teams. The role requires 7+ years in business analysis, enterprise applications, or product delivery, including at least 5 years with Workday and experience in both Workday HCM and Financial Management. You’ll handle requirements, testing and UAT, releases, production issue analysis, and essential business travel as needed.

View full posting

TL;DR

Lead Workday HCM projects, setting timelines, coordinating technical teams and clients, managing risks, and tracking deliverables through development, integration, customization, and testing. Required experience covers functional configuration in Core HCM, NA Payroll, Time Tracking, Recruiting, Benefits, and Absence, plus reporting, security, data corrections, and release testing. A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience is required; travel or relocation may be needed, and visa sponsorship is unavailable.

View full posting

TL;DR

Own assigned Workday modules as the subject matter expert, handling configuration, testing, upgrades, troubleshooting, reporting, and user training across HR and payroll processes. The role suits someone with a bachelor’s degree or 3–5 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and Workday experience or certification preferred. Salary is $102,847.98–$128,559.98.

View full posting

TL;DR

On-site in Albuquerque, you’ll be the first point of contact for Workday users through tickets, email, phone, and in-person requests. Resolve standard issues at first contact, guide users through Workday self-service and Learning resources, manage cases in Workday Case Management and Jira, and escalate complex issues. Requires an associate degree or two years of related call center, technical customer service, or IT helpdesk experience, plus Microsoft 365 and basic troubleshooting skills.

View full posting